To get started, please read the program descriptions listed below. Also, join one of our upcoming Information Meetings so we can help you identify the right program for you.

Courses transfer back one-to-one. All courses are vetted and pre-approved by Saint Mary's faculty and transferred back as SMC equivalents

Students can take classes that count towards their major & minor requirements to ensure that they graduate on time

There are no additional program cost--tuition and housing costs are the same on campus as they are abroad

Financial aid and SMC scholarships travel with you--students who study on a SMC program can apply all their federal and state financial aid as well as any institutional scholarships

Exchange programsThese programs have been vetted by Saint Mary's College of California.

Courses transfer back one-to-one. All courses are vetted and pre-approved by Saint Mary's faculty and transferred back as SMC equivalents

Students can take classes that count towards their major & minor requirements to ensure that they graduate on time

There are no additional program cost--tuition costs are the same on campus as abroad but students pays housing fees on site

Financial aid and SMC scholarships travel with you--students who study on a SMC program can apply all their federal and state financial aid as well as any institutional scholarships

Lasallian Consortium programsThese programs are administered by another Lasallian university in the U.S. but the benefits are the same as a SMC-sponsored program.

Courses transfer back one-to-one. All courses are vetted and pre-approved by Saint Mary's faculty and transferred back as SMC equivalents

Students can take classes that count towards their major & minor requirements to ensure that they graduate on time

There are no additional program cost--tuition and housing costs are the same on campus as they are abroad

Financial aid and SMC scholarships travel with you--students who study on a SMC program can apply all their federal and state financial aid as well as any institutional scholarships

Non-SMC programsIn some cases, students wish to study abroad on a program that is not offered through the SMC-sponsored, Exchange or Lasallian Consortium programs. Please take into consideration the following notes:

Students need to apply and be accepted to study abroad through both the Center for International Programs and their non-SMC program

Students take a Leave of Absence from Saint Mary's for the study abroad term (Fall/Spring/Year programs)

All federal & state financial aid travels with students but SMC scholarships do not--the SMC scholarships are, of course, available to students again as soon as they return to Saint Mary's

Courses may not transfer back exactly as one-to-one equivalents

Students pay a $200 non-SMC processing fee to the Business Office as part of their SMC study abroad application